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Subject: Re: counter-statement

Author: Keith Ian Price

Date: 19:31:48 09/19/98

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On September 19, 1998 at 18:30:18, Moritz Berger wrote:

>On September 19, 1998 at 14:04:24, Keith Ian Price wrote:
>
>>On September 19, 1998 at 13:20:32, Moritz Berger wrote:
>>
>>>On September 19, 1998 at 10:14:46, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Version 284 was on the server. It was a broken version.
>>>>Than version 289 was on the server. But people like Harald Faber, dirk and
>>>>moritz complained about this version because it had 2 executables.
>>>
>>>I want to clarify that I never complained about this version because it had
>>>2 executables. I don't even remember complaining about it at all.
>>
>>Is it reasonable to infer from your statement that Thorsten was correct in
>>stating that you do have version 289?
>
>He sent me a verson some time ago that gives 2 error messages at the start but
>seems to work like I verified now.
>
>-> I gave CST a PII-400 vs. P233MMX for Hiarcs 6
>
>-> I used the only publically available "Paris" update and checked twice to
>ensure that I had the most recent file from the server
>
>-> I wrote that I was willing to repeat the Nunn test (20 games) with the other
>version. This would certainly yield invaluable data about the claim that one
>version was "broken" while the other was not.
>
>-> I invited Thorsten to play the very same Nunn match on his machines, with the
>very best CST/Windows version he has, against the same Hiarcs 6 that I use. If
>his Windows version scored better, don't you agree that this would be a nice
>upgrade incentive for all CST customers????
>
>-> I kept logfiles for all CST games, available for anybody who wants them
>(including members of the CST team). I am basically doing unpaid beta testing
>for certain people who have called me "little Hitler" and other things.
>
>
>What more do you expect from me????
>
>
>
>Moritz

Actually nothing more. If you truly tested what you thought was the recommended
version, then I do not find your actions objectionable. However, i would request
that you begin using CSTBlack for the remainder of your testing, as this version
is stronger against computers than the 284 version. This is the one I would like
to see results from.

thanks,
kp



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